A new application for transition metal chalcogenides:WS2 catalysed esterification of carboxylic acids

Abstract

The first application of WS2, a well-known graphene analogue, as a solid acid catalyst for carboxylic acid esterification is reported. WS2 exhibits excellent specific activities and high conversion to methyl esters of (65–90%) for C2–C16 carboxylic acid esterification with methanol under mild conditions, with Turnover Frequencies between 80 and 180 h−1, and outstanding water tolerance even under equimolar water spiking. WS2 also exhibits good stability towards methyl propanoate in the continuous esterification of propanoic acid, and is a promising candidate for biofuels production.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catcom.2016.12.003
Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.17036/ebcf74c3-afcf-4d7e-aa59-b45214b9be2f
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering > Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI)
Additional Information: © 2016, Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Funding: EPSRC (EP/K000616/2 and EP/K014749/1); EU FP7/2007-2013 (604307); and CNPq (a postdoctoral scholarship). Supplementary data available on the journal website.
Uncontrolled Keywords: tungsten,biofuels,carboxylic acid,esterification,sulfides,Catalysis,Chemistry(all),Process Chemistry and Technology
Publication ISSN: 1873-3905
Last Modified: 19 Feb 2024 08:13
Date Deposited: 07 Dec 2016 15:35
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2017-03-05
Published Online Date: 2016-12-06
Accepted Date: 2016-12-02
Submitted Date: 2016-09-19
Authors: dos Santos, Vannia C.
Durndell, Lee J.
Isaacs, Mark A.
Parlett, Christopher M.A. (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-3651-7314)
Wilson, Karen (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-4873-708X)
Lee, Adam F. (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-2153-1391)

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